, 1887-10-05
A GALA DAY.
Another Day of Sightseeing
in st. Louis.
Viewing the Procession Of the
Yelled Prophets.
The Presidential Party Departs
For Chicago.
The Last Day IN St. I,ou1s.


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4.-To days pro-
gramme for the entertainment of the
president comprehended a reception, a
boat ride to the taif grounds, a gorgeous
evening pageant ball and the departure
for Chicago.
AT 9 O'Clock the president was met at
the hotel by a committee and escorted to
the court house under protection of a
troop of mounted police. For two hours
there was a reception given by the Com
mercial Travellers Association in the ro-
tunda of the court house, which was
handsomely decorated with evergreens
and bunting, About 500 hundred travel
ing men passed by the president 10 single
file. Following them was the crowd and
~handshaking continued until ll:30. The
reception over, the president hurried to
the carriage through the slie entrance
and was driven to the excursion boat. AT
the same time Mrs. Cleveland left the
hotel and was aboard the boat a few min
utes later than the president, and ths yes
sci steamed down the river for the trip to
Jefferson barracks.
The saloon of the vessel was hand
somely adorned with flowers and the
United States Arsenal band was IN at.
tendance. There were between 300 and
400 invited guests on board. The trip
was gotten up as a relief for the presiden,
and Mrs. Cleveland from an almost con
slant round of receptions and other festiv
tiles. The boat ran down the stream
about eight miles, turned and reached the
landing again. An accompanying excur
sion boat fired an artillery salute, while
the tugs, steamers and locomotives on
Doth shores saluted with steam whistles.
The afternoon was uneventfu.. The
presidential party we're escorted in car
riages from the boat to the fair grounds.
where they became the guests of the Fair
Association and lunched with a party Of
thirty or forty ladies and gentlemen In the
trotting races and returned to the hotel
for dinner.
In the evening President and Mrs.
Cleveland witnessed the grand street
pageant of the Yelled Prophets, "illustrat
ing BY twenty-five floats some of the
events OF biblical history, beginning W tn
the Dawn of History, the Expulsion Of
Lucifer, tie Egyptian Captivity, Scenes
of the Exodus, the Pnilistines, the
Prophets, Events of Daniel, Jonah and
Josiah's Life, War Scenes, and ending
with the famous Belshazzar Feast. The
procession was about an hour in passing.
Throughout It's length it was illuminated
with colored lights, besides the glare from
a hundred thousand gas jets especially
erected for the carnival. From Fourth to
Sixteenth streets along Washington ave-
nue. was a mass OF humanity. At 9
O'Clock the last car had passed by the
Llndell hotel balcony, and the president
and Mrs. Cleveland we're conveyed to the
merchants exchange building, in the
great hall of which was to be held the
Yelled Prophets ball.
The guests we're received in the library
room, which had been especially and ele
gantly furnished for the occasion. After
a short rest they were escorted to the ball
room, Mr. Frank Gaienne, president of
the exchange, and Mayor Francis leading
the president and Mrs. Cleveland imme-
diately behind, followed by the members
of the reception COMMITTEES and their
wives. A trumpet call signalled their
approach and thew marched around the
hall to the music, Hail to the Chief"
AT the center of the north end, upon a
platform; were seats for the president and
wife, Mayor Francis and wife and Mr..
Gaienne and wife. The triumphant pro-
| cession moved to these and when the
honored guests were seated the audience
of ladies and gentlemen in full dress cos
tune roundly applauded.
At 10 O'Clock the trumpeters announced
the coming of the Yelled Prophets and
the promenaders gave way to his excel
lency and the court followers. His excel
lency led the procession, escorted by a
train of richly dressed men bearing ban
ners Of strange devices and arms of the
feudal days. At IL o'clock the presi-
dents party withdrew and we're escorted
to the depot and left for Chicago.